King Charles’ Death Report Mistakenly Airs on Radio Station After Staffer Played Announcement ‘Out of Curiosity’
Radio Caroline “explained that these files are accompanied with ‘a set of strict instructions to presenters and managers’ to follow before being aired, but, out of curiosity, the member of staff played the files, which stopped the stream from the presenter’s remote location, and broadcast the files on air,” Ofcom’s bulletin reads.
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After the staffer realized what happened, they stopped playing the files and left the office. The show’s host, who was on a call, did not notice that they had been mistakenly aired. After the host realized an incorrect program was being streamed, he contacted a station engineer who already knew what happened and was investigating. They then switched to the regular program.